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en-usWhatsUpYukonWed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 -0000Amber ChurchPerforating the walls to let nature inWhen NorthLight Innovation Centre put out a call for proposals for art to amplify the space, Marten Berkman saw it as the perfect opportunity to celebrate the natural world, community, entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and the intricate web...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/perforating-the-walls-to-let-nature-in/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/perforating-the-walls-to-let-nature-in/Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 -0000P1-2019-05-12-AmberChurch-AmberChurch-PerforatingTheWallsToLetNatureIn - Copy.jpgDanny MacdonaldNew twists on old mythsOn October 9, Whitehorse fantasy artist Kimberley Crawford launched her new project, Unspoken Gods. The project reflects her own creations and will focus on large visual-art pieces that tell stories. The new project is a big step for Crawford...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/new-twists-on-old-myths/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/new-twists-on-old-myths/Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0000P3-2018-10-24-DMAC-GN-KimberleyCrawford - Copy.jpgEmma BarrMyth Buster: Oils are too messy, toxic and expensiveMany people of all walks of life enjoy painting. Most of the time, acrylics trump oils in popularity. Children, starting out in school, are offered tempera, watercolour and acrylics. The general belief is that oil paints are too messy, toxic...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/myth-buster-oils-are-too-messy-toxic-and-expensive/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/myth-buster-oils-are-too-messy-toxic-and-expensive/Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0000P1-2018-08-13-EmmaBarr-AH-MythBusterOilPainting.jpgGabriela SgagaSOVA grad wins regional prize in national competitionChris Dufour’s decision to enrol in the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) in 2017 turned out to be a good one. Based on an art piece he created in one of the classes offered by SOVA, he was chosen as regional winner representing the Yukon in the...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/sova-grad-wins-regional-prize-in-national-competition/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/sova-grad-wins-regional-prize-in-national-competition/Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0000P2-2018-09-11-GabySgaga-ChrisDufourSOVA.jpgSimon GilpinThe Wild Things are coming!It's no secret that Alberta artist Kari Lehr loves bears. You only need to look at her bright and expressive bear “portraits” to see she has an affinity with animals.
Lehr, who lives in Crowsnest Pass, has developed quite a following in the Yukon...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-wild-things-are-coming/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-wild-things-are-coming/Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0000P2-Bear Gaze 300 - Copy.jpgDan DavidsonThe ODD Gallery showcases Tamika Knutson’s SkinTamika Knutson had not thought of carving out a career in art when she was in high school. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen grew up in Dawson and graduated from Robert Service School. After what she describes as a less-than-successful stint at an...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/the-odd-gallery-showcases-tamika-knutson%E2%80%99s-skin/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/the-odd-gallery-showcases-tamika-knutson%E2%80%99s-skin/Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0000P4-2018-05-22-DanDavidson-KK-TamikaKnutsonSkin.JPGDanny MacdonaldA Whitehorse hub for visual and performing artsFor 22 years and going strong, LePage Park has become a hub for arts and culture during the summer months. The new season of Arts in the Park launches on May 22 with a free barbecue. It will be a family affair, as visual artist Jona Barr, who will...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/a-whitehorse-hub-for-visual-and-performing-arts/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/a-whitehorse-hub-for-visual-and-performing-arts/Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 -0000P4-2018-05-16-DMAC-ArtsinthePark2018-AlistairMaitland.jpegGabriela SgagaIt’s overIt’s September, and as the leaves start to turn and the streets become empty of tourists, transient workers who have lived in Dawson City for the summer are hitting the road out of town.
Being a seasonal community, Dawson has seen its fair share...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/it%E2%80%99s-over/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/it%E2%80%99s-over/Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0000P1-Dated-2017-09-27-Sgaga-DawsonTransients.jpegDan DavidsonSOVA at 10There is the Berton House program, overseen by the Writers Trust of Canada, which houses four people annually; the Dawson City Music Festival’s Songwriter In Residence, which happens every winter; and the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture...https://whatsupyukon.com/family-learning/Yukon%20education/sova-at-10/
https://whatsupyukon.com/family-learning/Yukon%20education/sova-at-10/Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0000P1-Dated-2017-09-20-Davidson-SOVAPt2.jpegDan DavidsonCongratulations SOVA!Any discussion of the Yukon School of Visual Arts begins with a couple of questions:
What is it? Why is it in Dawson?
The first question is easily answered: the Yukon SOVA is a post-secondary art school with excellent facilities and dedicated staffhttps://whatsupyukon.com/family-learning/Yukon%20education/congratulations-sova/
https://whatsupyukon.com/family-learning/Yukon%20education/congratulations-sova/Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0000P1-Priority-2017-09-13-YukonSOVA-Davidson.jpegChristine GenierCalling Aboriginal Artists!The Yukon First Nation Culture and Tourism Association is looking for artists, artisans, musicians and performers from the Yukon and abroad to be part of the seventh annual Adäka Cultural Festival, which takes place at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Lifestyle/Yukon%20Culture/calling-aboriginal-artists/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Lifestyle/Yukon%20Culture/calling-aboriginal-artists/Wed, 18 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0000Master Carvers 1_002625.jpegKen BoltonUnderground at the CoreBy the time Danny Fernandez was 10, he had visited over two dozen countries during six years spent aboard a floating hospital that provided free surgeries and medical care to some of the world's poorest people.
"I don't think I realized how cool...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/music/underground-at-the-core/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/music/underground-at-the-core/Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0000def3-3.jpegDan DavidsonMyth and Medium Focuses on Stories and PerformanceThis week shaped up to be a culturally ambitious one in Dawson City. The centerpiece of the week has been the Myth and Medium conference organized by the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s Heritage Department and focusing on the performing arts.
It’s not too...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/myth-and-medium-focuses-on-stories-and-performance/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/myth-and-medium-focuses-on-stories-and-performance/Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0000Mathew N 2.jpgDan DavidsonBringing Variety to the Rural School ExperienceStudents in rural schools can miss out on a number of things in terms of course offerings and opportunities. There are specialty programs in the city that attract a number of rural students to spend time in Whitehorse.
Our daughter, for instance...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/bringing-variety-to-the-rural-school-experience/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/bringing-variety-to-the-rural-school-experience/Thu, 22 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0000Oct 22 KK - opening ceremonies.jpgAngela SzymczukThe writing is on the plantThe Yukon is known for its vibrant fireweed; it’s used to make jelly, soap, and artwork. For Yukon-based artist Helen O'Connor, fireweed provides material for artistic paper.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-writing-is-on-the-plant/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-writing-is-on-the-plant/Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0000Papermaking Helen 4.jpegKen BoltonArtists EmergingIt’s an art show so big it needs two galleries to display it.
With nearly 200 works by 70 young Weekday Warriors, it may be the biggest exhibit by emerging artists ever to hit the Yukon.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/artists-emerging/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/artists-emerging/Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0000June12 Artists Emerging 4.jpegDan DavidsonMyth and Medium are Coming AgainThe bi-annual Myth and Medium symposium runs from February 24 to 28 this year, the week after the territorial Heritage Day holiday.
Heritage Day originally inspired the idea of Myth and Medium about a decade ago. The first symposium tied in nicely...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/a-klondike-korner%3A-myth-and-medium-are-coming-again/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-communities/Dawson-City/a-klondike-korner%3A-myth-and-medium-are-coming-again/Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0000Han Singers.jpgTamara NeelyThe Power of LimitationIt was pretty impressive what MacGyver could come up with when faced with a problem, some string, a piece of gum, the gum wrapper, and a battery. That Canadian television show from the 1980s was predicated on the idea that when one finds oneself...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-power-of-limitation/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-power-of-limitation/Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0000WuY Dana Levine 2014.jpgGabriela SgagaLooking back to see the futureFor a young man, Chris Foster is an old soul. The interdisciplinary artist, who obtained his Bachelor degree in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2008, finds his aesthetic cues in old books and obsolete technology.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/looking-back-to-see-the-future/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/looking-back-to-see-the-future/Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0000Nov28 Dawson Art Show IMG0319.jpgGabriela SgagaNaked neighboursWhen I first came to Dawson City, in 1998, I didn't think I would become a model. Not that I'm a model you'd find in the haute couture cities of the world....
I'm speaking of life drawing, where artists hide behind large easels....https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/naked-neighbours/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/naked-neighbours/Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0000J1. Cliff live drawing 2.jpgGabriela SgagaExploring multiple selves: Montreal artist explores her psycheMarigold Santos likes the idea of a multiple self....
The four large-scale mixed media drawings on canvas feature imagery of body fragmentation arising from foundations of movement, migration, and change within a physical and social landscape.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/exploring-multiple-selves%3A-montreal-artist-explores-a-her-psyche-exhibit-at-odd-gallery/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/exploring-multiple-selves%3A-montreal-artist-explores-a-her-psyche-exhibit-at-odd-gallery/Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0000MS 1.jpgGabriela SgagaThe Natural & the ManufacturedStarted in 2005, The Natural &amp; The Manufactured is a unique thematic art project jointly organized by the ODD Gallery and the artist-in-residence program at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC).https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-natural-and-the-manufactured/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/the-natural-and-the-manufactured/Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0000Glenda KohNew Source of Yukon Art "Northend Gallery"Twelve local artists are now making their home at the corner of First and Main, thanks to the North End Gallery. A new gallery dedicated to the exhibition and sale of original art is providing wall space to the work of some ofhttps://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/new-source-of-yukon-art/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/new-source-of-yukon-art/Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0000Nicole BaubergerArtrepreneur: Birds in Wrenches, Birds in LandscapePaul Baker and Rosemary Piper share the solo show room at the Yukon Artists @ Work (YA@W) co-operative gallery this month.
Piper's framed watercolours line the walls. To left and right, many smaller paintings make a more intimate installation.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/birds-in-wrenches%2C-birds-in-landscape/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/birds-in-wrenches%2C-birds-in-landscape/Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0000birdsinwrench.jpgKen BoltonFireweed ForeverThe Prince of Wales had his supper served on it. It's on dining tables and in display cabinets around the world. It's uniquely Yukon, but pays homage to traditional Japanese design.
Now, the fireweed pottery that is Patrick Royle's signature is ...https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/fireweed-forever/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/fireweed-forever/Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0000wuymay52011pg03.jpgKen BoltonCapturing a Northern Legend in BronzeBut that's what happened recently when [Harreson] Tanner drove to Kelowna with London strapped safely into the seat beside him.
Not the real Jack London, of course. That Jack London has been dead for nearly a century.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/capturing-a-northern-legend-in-bronze/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/capturing-a-northern-legend-in-bronze/Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0000wuynov4pg9.jpgSarah LindsteinAlleyway perspectivesA gritty, plain alley is transformed into an artist's studio, with ever-shifting shadows to complement the portraits.
Morgan "Mo" Whibley is the photographer that makes the mundane magic and the ordinary into something fleeting and original.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/alleyway-perspectives/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/alleyway-perspectives/Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0000wuyjuly1p5.gifNicole BaubergerArtrepreneur: Art Investigates IllustrationCathleen Collins has taken some of the strategies used in illustration and has pushed them through acrylic paint to create a show that's well worth seeing.
Exploring Illustration at the Chocolate Claim is Collins' first show.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/art-investigates-illustration/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/art-investigates-illustration/Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0000wuyaug2009p111.jpgTara McCarthyA growing passion"People ask me, 'how long have you been an artist?', and it's been since I was really young. It's always been a big thing of mine," Norm Matechuk says with a laugh.
"Eventually it came back to wood turning, but I always did art of some sort...."https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/a-growing-passion/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/a-growing-passion/Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0000122.jpgNicole BaubergerArtrepreneur: Bike Shop Makes Room for 'The Gritty Gallery'There's a new gallery in town ... but only for a little while.
Five artists will display their artwork in Philippe's Bicycle Repair during the three weeks leading up to Christmas.https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/bike-shop-makes-room-for-%27the-gritty-gallery%27/
https://whatsupyukon.com/Yukon-Arts-Entertainment/arts/bike-shop-makes-room-for-%27the-gritty-gallery%27/Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0000fromthearts1.jpg